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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06
CHAPTER XIII.

The curtains were pulled down, the
big kerosene-lamp lighted, and Miss
Smith, at the head of the dining-room
table, was pouring out the tea, on the
evening when the arrival of j. II. A.
was expected.
II s'pose the stage'n be late; it
always is when there's any thing of i'm
portance on hand" observed Miss
Smith, glancing disconsolately at the
pale-faced clock, whose hands pointed
to the hour of seven.
Dear me, 1 hope notI' said Mrs.
Mason; ''for, 20 tell the truth, ever
since 1 heard about Tad and the mys-
terious sachel, have been fairly de-
voured with curiosity to know its con-
tents"
.'Of course, Miss Smith, you've got
the article safely under lock and key"
Mr.. Mason remarked, helping himself
to biscuit as he spoke.
Locked up in the secretary drawer,
and the keys in my pocket, returned
Miss Smith. Had the old-fashioned
secretary been a burglar-proOf safe,
with combination lock, she could hardly
have spoken with more confidence.
anybody might slip in the front
door and pick the lock, though" slyly
suggested Mr.. Mason, who dearly loved
to tease Miss Smith.
1.-The front doors locked and bolted,
directly it's sundown," answered Miss
Smith, scornfully; land as the settin'-
room winders all button down to the
top, guess there's no great danger"
'But our room opens directly into
the sitting-room, and. you know, we
always keep our windows pushed up"
persisted Mr.. Mason, winkiag at his
wife.
Don't mind him, Miss Smith," said
his wife, "he's always trying to fright
en- somebody, if he can"
81 wasn't born in the woods, to be
scarf by OWLS" answered Miss Smith,
at which retort Mr.. Mason laughed,
and passed his preserve-dish for a
second installment-
"How will Mr.. j. H. A find his
way here" asked Mrs. Mason, after a
brief pause.
''Tad's gone up to Potter's to meet
him." returned Miss Smith, glancing
into the teapot-'P being the
old-time country tavern where the stage
coach stopped, and from whence it
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06

..My word wouldn't go very far
against his smooth tongue" thought
Tad, as he mechanically unfolded the
copy of the paper that had probably
dropped from the pocket of the subject
of his meditations, and which Tad had
been holding in his hands all the while.
why, what! 1t can't ber' Tad
exclaimed, all at once, as his eye fell
npon a conspicuously printed notice,
headed: "FiUe Hundred Dollars Re-
toGrd!r' And, the better to take in the
meaning, he read it over again aloud.
Following the offered reward was this
announcements:
1.-THE above sum will be paid, and no cues-
tions asked, for the return of a small alligator
skin sachel with nickel-plated trimmings and
lock, together with contents OF the same. Said
sachel was left, by mistake, in one Of the seats
of the Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, the
evening of March IS 1877, and was taken there
from by boy of about fourteen, shabbily
dressed with dark hair and eyes.
Address, call upon, j. H A, 1917 Oldtown
Street Boston, Mass"
"Well, L should say it could ber'
said the sharp voice of Miss Smith,
who. having heard Tad's exclamation,
had stepped out on the piazza, un-
noticed by Tad.
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The COUNTY, HOME
ITO BE CONTINUED

Difficulties in the Way of the Young Man
Who Is Tempted to Leave 1t.
The seeming attractions in a large
city captivate many of the younger
portion of the farming community,
and for awhile are quite likely to turn
their heads; but the great difficulty in
getting employment, and the uncer-
tainty of holding it for any consider
able length of time when obtained,
soon have discouraging effect.
Young men and young women, while
at home, have not had weekly board
bills and other expenses to meet. Hun
dreds of young men flock to the cities,
and in many cases are finally glad,
in the absence of any thing else to do,
to perform mental service, for whatever
they can get, no matter how small the
sum. This is the result to many
young man who has turned his back
upon the farm, and is too proud to re-
turn, or has no money to pay his fare.
He rents a room for $3.50 or 81 week
in a place of more than questionable
repute, and takes his chances of get
ting Jobs" to pay his way. Those
who get good places at from $12 to $15
per week the first year or two, are the
smarter ones. and they are adapted to
the work given them. Figuring on the
salary of the young man who gets S12,
one-half goes for board, and, say, 81
week for other necessary expenses,
leaving the remainder for clothes, and
he has little left for the amusements he
came to the city to enjoy. He has left
the divers country amusements, good
bed and good food, to find that he fares
very differently in the city from what
he anticipated. Cities are crowded
with young men, whose experience has
been such as to make them regret
they ever left their country homes to
try city fe.-NGtioaaE Lice Stock Jour.
nal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06
TO A STAR.

Thou sun OF worlds unknown, whose light ne CT
on us shone,
How softly falls thy beam, on mountain, hill
and stream;
Unchanged thy place and true, in Heavens fair
arching blue
Brilliant as when earth first caught thy rays.
Thy form is still the same as when God Lit thy
flame;
rhro' ages rolling on thy silvery light has
shone;
Undimmed thro' myriad years thy glory still
appears,
Superbly set in Heavens fair dome.
Thy home, how far away, near Gods eternal
day;
Beautiful, sublime, resplendent as thy prime
Gods halos round thee glow in beams Of light
that show
Thy woDdrous beauties to our gaze.
Incandescent star, thro' boundless space how
far?
AS infinite thy course He who set thy force;
And yet thy rays combine where twenty mill
ions shine
On Heavens broad, ample road sublime!
Art thou place of rest for souls of Heavenly
quest?
Or art thou fairer still, the home which God
doth will
For happy creatures best to find eternal rest
In view of His bright celestial throne!
How brilliant is thy race thro' boundless fields
of space;
more bright at birth than that which
lights earth:
Whose glories far away illume the Milky Way,
The 'goiden-sanded' center of the spheres.
Twenty million suns, thro' which Gods mercy
runs.
In wondrous foods of light, as beautiful as
bright,
AS marvellous and fair as He who fixed them
there,
For mems and angels bright to gaze upon!
The faintest in the blue, whose light neer
came to view,
Not since creations dawn its light to earth has
drawn;
Mysterious star and lone, whose light is near
the throne
o. break in Heavenly splendor my soul.
-Patrick Carey, in Troy (N. ~ Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06

DISCUSSING THE COMING OF 81. a. A. "
started. A little general conversation
ensued, and then, rising from the table,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason stepped out on
the piazza, to enjoy the cool of evening,
while Miss Smith called Samantha to
her own supper.
Half an hour passed, and the distant
clatter of the crazy stage coach was
heard coming round the bend in the
road at the entrance of the village.
The lamp was carried into the sitting
room, and Captain Flagg, with his wife
and Polly, who had just arrived, in
compliance with Miss Smiths express
invitation, were shown into the quaint,
old-time room, followed, a moment or
two later. by the Masons-Miss Smith,
wearing her best alapaca, bringing up
the rear.
There was a brief period of waiting,
in which every one spoke in sort of
undertone, and presently steps were
heard on the piazza, whereat Miss
Smith nervously hurried out, to en-
counter the gaze of the tallest and
stiffest gentleman she had ever seen,
who had just entered the door with
Tad.
This is Mr.. J. II. Atherton-Miss
Smith" said Tad, awkwardly.
Miss Smith courtesied. primly. The
tall gentleman inclined his head about
an inch and half, after which cers-
mony he was ushered into the sitting
room, and formally presented to the
assembled company. whose presence
he evidently regarded with great sur
prise.
'.Bein' a lone woman" explained
Miss Smith, IL thought best, for my
sake and Tad's here. to ask in these
erier's AID neiShbors OF mine, so : 20
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Edwards, or whatever mis- name Il, will
have his trouble for his pains"
Five hundred dollars! Tad turned
from red to white. and white TO red
again. He thought to himself that
when he held the money in his
hands he would believe it. but not till
them
The sachel had been placed in sec
rotary drawer for safe keeping. Miss
Smith unlocked the drawer, to make
sure that it acas safe. Then she held it
thoughtfully up by the handle.
I'm free to confess I'm dretful Curl
Gus to know what's inside" she re-
marked, as she held it at her ear, and
shook it vigorously. There's papers.
for one thing-I hear 'em rustle-and
something like box" she continued;
"but never mind, Tad-we'n know all
about it tomorrow night" Thus say
ing, she replaced the sachel, locked the
drawer and dropped the key into her
pocket, happily unconscious that a
sharp pair of eyes-whose owner was
hidden from the view of any chance
passer-by by q thick clump of lilacs be-
fore the house-had been watching her
every movement from without, through
the half-closed blinds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06
Transplanting Trees.

At whatever age or season trees are
transplanted, success depends largely
upon the manner in which the opera
ton of raising the roots of the trees
is performed. Some people think that
if they get good ball of soil with the
root it is enough; but it all depends
where the roots are. Trees that pro-
duce a bunch of roots will move with
small ball, because all the roots are
next to the stem; but in the great ma
jority of trees the roots spread out to
considerable distanbe, and mostly all
the fibrous or feeding roots are at the
extremities, and hence these must be
preserved. The object of having soil
to the roots is simply to preserve the
small rootlets. and, if these could be
had without the soil, it would answer
almost as well; only many roots are
necessarily lost in digging the soil
away in the transplanting. On large
estates, where a nursery is provided,
many trees of a few special kinds may
be kept for filling up blanks; and if
they are one or two years previously
root-pruned or dug around, they will
lift without much check or injury
Farm, Field and StOcknaGn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

The violinist. August Wilhelm,
has rented his much-admired villa on
the Rhine for number of years, aud
will take up his permanent residence
in Berlin.
DIR. Jessup, of the British Medical
Association. says that the wearing of
high-heeled shoes so alters the center
of gravity as to cause return to the
habit of ''tailless apes. who walk on
their toes
DIR. Alfred, of Ocala, Fla, has a
copy of the Baltimore AdrerhSer and
Journal dated August %. 1878. In ct
is graphic land advertisement by
George Washington, Offering twenty
thousand acres of the finest and rich
est land in the world and situated in
the Kanawha Valley, w. Va.
Recent measurements of their cof-
fins show that the average ancient
Roman could not have been more than
five feet five inches tall. The mummy
of Cleopatra measures four feet six
inches. Within the last five hundred
years the height of the English aristoc-
racy has considerably increased.
-Chauncey NJ. Depew recently re-
ceived a couple of handsome blue China
vases from the French Government in
recognition of his connection with the
Bartholdi statue celebration, and rs
graceful compliment for his services as
orator on that occasion. They are ex-
quisite specimens of workmanship.
Zone of the drollest of recent
things" writes London correspond
ent, ''is statement by G. F. Watts
that many years ago he lent one of his
paintings seven feet high with two life
size figures of young SaXons doing
sentry duty on cliff, and not only had
it not been returned, but he is IN
able to remember whom he lent it to-"
While Mrs. Shepherd, daughter Of
William II. Vanderbilt, was in San
Francisco she dined at n fancy Chinese
restaurant. Birds nest soup, sharks
fins and emperor's tea were some of
the high-priced dainties which were
especially relished. She bought all the
tea of that brand the restaurantedr
had, the price being seven dollars a
pound.
1He 1diilOuS EN- llSn -DOHc-SCIIcTs
Mr.. Hutton, who died recently. had no
learning. He neither walked the
hospitals" nor ever learned the names
of all the crevices in the human skele--
ton. If he had had all the bones of
the human body thrown down before
him he would have been at great pains
to arrange them in order. Yet trained
men sent patients with dislOcations TO
him.
&C. n. Fain, of Carrollton, Ca, has
in his possession the inaugural address
delivered by ex-President Polk, Novem-
Der IA, 1889, after his election to the
gubernatorial chair of Tennessee. The
address is handsomely printed on a
piece of white silk, eighteen by eight
cen inches, and was presented to
Captain Fain's grandfather. and will
no doubt pass through the hands of
many generations to come. as it is a
relic worth preserving. The address
is considered as one of the ablest ever
delivered by the distinguished ex-Presi-
dent
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make sure that ev''ry thing II be done
straight and square"
Mr.. Atherton did not seem particu-
larly well pleased with the explanation.
but he silently bowed, and seated him.
self in Miss Smiths rocking chair.
Then. mounting pair of gold-bowed
eyeglasses across his Roman nose, he
glanced over the top of them, and
cleared his throat in an impressive
manner.
This er-youHh, whom 1 diInly re-
member having seen once before"
said Mr.. Atherton, with dignified move
ment of his slender white hand toward
Tad, who stood near the old secretary.
has, while on the way to your house.
informed me concerning the manner
in which any property came into
his possession, and 1 presume his-er
-veracity need not be called into
question"
Miss Smith shifted audibly.
Hes as truthful boy as 7 ever
saw" she said, concisely, and Captain
Flagg was heard to murmur that no
truthfuller one never chopped down a
cherry tree with his little Ratchet.
That being the case" continued the
speaker, who had a ponderous way Of
moving and speaking, 1--WE will proceed
to the business in hand"
Drawing a notebook from his pocket,
N1r. Atherton opened it, and began
reading:
Contents of sachel as follows: Item
first, white pasteboard box, containing
certain articles of jewelry, 20 wit:
One gold star pendant, containing
seventeen diamonds with large straw
colored stone in center; one pair SOL
itaire ear drops, 81 carats weight
each; one diamond ring; one heavy
| gold bracelet Value of the whole
six thousand five hundred and fifty dol
lars. These valuables," he observed,
| pausing a moment to note the effect of
his announcement, "are family jewels,
now belonging to myself as sole sur
viving heir of the late Anterior family"
Item second" he continued, re-
ferring again to the notebook, family
papers, as follows: Power of attorney
from my deceased brother. S. X. Ather-
kton; deed of Anterior homestead; viii
\of late General Cleveland A1Serton''-
That's enough" CURLY interrupted
Miss Smith; ''you nave the key ID the
sachel with you, 1 s'pose."
Il have, madam" was the reply.
Then" returned Miss Smith, NOV
ing toward the secretary drawer, and
proceeding to insert the key, IF the
| tbinos in tho Sa cbal caTraSnOn' tO them
you've mentioned, Why
Here Miss Smith stopped abruptly.
The drawer was unlocked. With face
paler than ashes, she jerked it open!-
it was empty!
':Robbers!" she gasped, dropping in.
to the nearest chair. ''Thievesm she
screamed, Historically, as they all rose
to their feet and came crowding about
her. "Burglars!'' she shrieked, in n
still higher key, ''and it's all been done
since six o'clock-that sachel WAS in
there then, for 1 see it with my own
eyes! And now-it's gone-goner
And Miss Smiths voice failed her; SO
she began to sob.
At this startling piece Of news Mr..
Atherton looked incredulous, Captain
Flagg and his wife astounded, Polly
amazed. Tad bewildered, Mrs. Mason
surpri- ed and Mr.. Mason overwhelmed
by Jove!" muttered the latter gen
tleman, as sudden thought seemed To
strike him; and, leaving the little group
staring dumbly at each other, he bolted
into his own room.
| [TO BE CONTINUED
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

in the front parlor-Midnight-He
(weight 800. sentimentally) what
Will you call me, darling. when we are
married?" She (absently looking at
the clock)-'I don't know. Fatty.
suppose. "-To1Op Topics.
Supplying Natures Defects .
slender Lieutenant from Skye,
Was thin a capital 1,
He said, Its too bad
But then, can pad"
Which shows that figures do lie.
Life.
Englishman-"Great many Ameri-
cans in London this yeah" Yankee
Eyes, indeed" Englishman-''Vew
few left ut home, suppose?" Yankee
Only two families left in New
York" Englishman - "Fauncy." -
Life.
"A Lovers Heart.-Jessie-"H that
bull should attack us,Dwhat could you
do?'' Toni could reach that fence
in less than two seconds" Jessie
but what could 1 do?' Tom-"You?
Why. your parasol would keep his at.
tention until l was safely over. Life.
do You know" said a dignified
looking man, ''that 1 never tasted
whisky?" NO" was the reply; II
know lots of fellers that gulp it down
quick that way. but somehow I could
always git more enjoyment out of it
by lettin' it go slow, unless it's clear
pizen. - Washington Critic.
Omaha Girl-'-Well, if you love
each other and he is able to support 2
wife, why don't you marry?" New
York Girl-''Don't speak of it. I beg
of you. / can never marry" Mercy!
What's the matter?'' "At every New
York wedding now the bride has to
wear her grandmother pearls, and
my grandmother hadn't any. Omaha
World.
An old farmer came into a sub
urban village to hire help for moving.
But they were not to be had at any
price. and the old granger left dis
gusted saying: at beats all natur';
help amt with nothin' nowadays,
and they want twice as much wages
as there wuth.'' This problem wiz
tax the jumbo intellects to find what
there with. '-ProUidence Journal.
-"Well," said the Car Stove to the
Rotten Bridge yesterday, you have
had a pretty busy summer, and have
hustled a good many people into the
mysterious beyond, but your work is
tame after all. You don't give them a
taste of the hereafter. Just wait few
weeks and sec me broil 'em." And
they Joined arms and walked down to
the managers Office to tell how much
they were saving him every year
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.
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Plantation Philosophy.

We'se allus ap' ter make er mistake
consarnin' de snowy pusson- Som.
men peers ter carry light wild 'eu
whar cher da go, an thiDkin' dat ia
ken 'complish mos any thing, we pin,
our faith ter 'em, neglectin' de duh
lookin' man; but when de hard ties
comes, de duIl-lookin' man ken, MIN
times outen ten. grab er 'portant pin
SooAer.--ir1sHs.--.;I I. acS.sF
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For one brief moment Deacon Whit
ney gazed at Joe's grotesque garb in
silent horror. And then, with a stride
which brought him within reach, he
seized the red mans ear with consider
able emphasis.
"The flower of the tribe will Just stop
this tomfoolery, an march along home
with the avenger,7 remarked the
deacon. with grim pleasantly; and the
youthful chieftain, in all the glory of
his trappings and war-paint, was meek
ly led along by the ear in the direction
of the paternal wigwam, to the I'M
smotherable delight of about twenty
Bixport boys who were playing base
house.
Meanwhile, Tad and Polly made
their way home more slowly. By this
time the two had become great friends,
and were never at loss for converse
ton while together. Tad told his COM
panion all about his life at Miss
Smiths. How Samantha had taught
him to milk Sukey, the Jersey COW, and
even instructed him in the art of
grooming White-face, the family horse,
that was said to be about twenty-five
years old. Then, Miss Smith had
shown him all about planting the veg
etable garden and wedding f1ower-beds.
She told Samantha (who told Tad)
that he was by all odds the best help
that had ever worked for her, and, con-
sidering he was boy-Miss Smith
cherishing rooted antipathy to the
generality of boys-she wasn't so sure
but that she could say that she almost
liked him.
I'm sure / like her ever so much"
added Tad, in rather unusual burst
of confidence. land folks that think she
is grumpy and cross don't know her
that's all"
Perhaps she'll adopt you some day,
Tad" suggested Polly, laughing lit
tie at the idea of grim-visaged Miss
Smith with an adopted son.
81 wish she would" returned Tad,
with simple earnestness; I'D give any
thing to have some one kind er love
me, like your folks do you-even though
they wasn't my very own. tell you,
Polly" said Tad, sorrowfully, 'this
having to drift around without any
home, and nobody to care what hap
pens to you, isn't the incest thing in
the world"
Polly was about returning sympa-
thizing answer; but, catching glimpse
of Captain Flagg rolling heavily along
in the distance, Tad and his conf
dences were momentarily forgotten.
There's fatherr' she exclaimed, de-
lightedly, and with Bounce barking at
her heels, Polly ran fleetly down the
plank sidewalk to meet him.
"She's got somebody" thought Tad,
wistfully, and then with a little sigh he
turned into Miss Smiths neatly kept
fiower-yard. where the pansies and old
fashioned garden-lilies seemed to nod
aim a friendly welcome.
There was nothing particular for him
to do, and, sitting down on the edge of
the piazza, Tad fell into a brown study.
He was good deal perplexed as to
whether he had better confide his sus-
picions that Mr.. Forrest was also Mr..
Jones, and presumably Mr.. Edwards
also, to Miss Smith and Captain Flagg,
o. wait TIL he had more positive proof.
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The Milledgeville (Ga) Union a.

The Milledgeville (Ga-) Union &C
cepts the following challenge of the
Boston Courier: eff you can show us
any thing prettier at this season than a
girl of nineteen. with golden hair, rosy
cheeks, ruby lips, and dressed in white
tulle, with a blue ribbon around her
neck, let US see it." Yes, we can.
Her sister, sixteen months older. with
raven hair, tumbled unkempt adown
her dusky shoulders, her two eyes shin
ing like ripe chin9uapins, a coral neck
lace around her dusky throat, and .
bunch of holly leaves and red berries
stuck in her saffron cnrsa9e over her
lUtsering heart There now. sIr
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CHAPTER XH.-CONTINUED.

copyrighted, 1896, By d. Lothrop q Co., and
Published by Special Arrangement
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06
Adventures Of Tad;
OR THE
HAPS AND MISHApS OF A LOST SACHEL.
A Story for Young and Old.
BY FRANK Il. CONVERSE
OR THE =

AUTHOR OF PEPPER ADAMS" BLOWN Our
TO SEA-" paul GRAFTON" ETC.